This 2006 Pontiac G6 came in with the complaint that the turns signals would not turn off or cancel after making a turn. Instead the driver would have to manually turn the switch off after turning. Not a real big deal but it is quite annoying. The problem was inside the turn signal switch and this … Continue reading “2006 Pontiac G6, Turn Signals Will Not Cancel After Making a Turn”
This 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS came in with the turn signal flashing very quickly. I checked and found that the problem was related to the front turn signals. I pulled up on and removed the two locking bars that hold the headlight assembly in place. Once the rubber cover was removed from the back side of … Continue reading “2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS, Turn Signals Flash Too Quickly”
This 1995 Buick Park Avenue came in with the complaint that it was hard to crank sometimes. Meaning that the starter would turn slowly. A quick look at the positive battery terminal connection revealed a possible problem. The engine was still running at this point so I touched the terminal to see if it was … Continue reading “1995 Buick Park Avenue, Hard Crank Condition”
This 2001 Buick Park Avenue came in with multiple complaints. Some of which were various dash warning lights would come on, the gauges would stop working, the power door locks would cycle intermittently and the battery would go dead. I asked the customer specifically if the clock on the radio would reset and was relieved … Continue reading “2001 Buick Park Avenue, Multiple Electrical Problems”
This 2001 Cadillac DeVille DTS came in with the complaint that the passenger side air was stuck on cold. There was a code B0429 stored in the Instrument Panel Module. B0429 relates to a fault with the passenger temperature door actuator assembly. To gain access to the passenger side temperature door actuator the glove box … Continue reading “2001 Cadillac Deville DTS, Passenger Side Air Stuck on Cold”
This 2006 Chevrolet Impala came in with a rapid clicking or ticking sound coming from the passenger side of the dash. As far as I could tell it was emanating from behind the upper right corner of the glove box area. I opened the glove box fully and found that there were two locking tabs at the … Continue reading “2006 Chevrolet Impala, Ticking/Clicking Sound From Under Passenger Side Of Dash”
This 2002 Buick Century came in with the complaint that all of the power windows do not work. I decided the best place to start was the master power window switch. I used a small screwdriver to depress the locking tab and lifted the front edge of the switch up. I checked for power supply … Continue reading “2002 Buick Century Power Windows Do Not Work”
This 1994 Chevrolet caprice came in with the complaint that the engine runs hot. I ran the engine while monitoring the temperature with the dash gauge, a Tech 2 scan tool and an infrared heat gun. The coolant gauge was reading hot but with the infrared heat gun it was not. Data stream also confirmed that it … Continue reading “1994 Chevrolet Caprice, Runs Hot”
This 2000 Chevrolet cavalier came in with the SES light on and a code P0118 stored for low coolant temperature among other problems. A quick scan found that the coolant temperature was at -40 degrees F. The outside temperature is in the mid 70’s. I found the coolant temperature sensor broken and the harness connector … Continue reading “2000 Chevrolet Cavalier, P0118 Low Coolant Temperature”
This 2001 Pontiac Grand Am came in with the complaint that the low and medium 1 blower speeds do not work. Since the higher blower speeds work fine, the diagnosis will begin with the blower resistor assembly. The blower resistor is under the passenger side of the dash. The lower dash hush panel needs to … Continue reading “2001 Pontiac Grand Am Low Blower Speeds Do Not Work”